Senior Cost Engineer
SA - Adelaide
Temporary
Job description
Your new company
Your new role
- Provide cost control support across studies and projects, including forecasting, budgeting, and cost performance reporting.
- Apply strong change management governance to ensure scope, schedule, and cost changes are managed and controlled effectively.
- Analyse large and complex data sets, producing accurate insights and reports to support decision-making.
- Maintain project cost data and reporting within SAP, ensuring data integrity and compliance with governance requirements.
- Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to support effective financial and project outcomes.
What you'll need to succeed
- Demonstrated experience in study or project cost controls is essential.
- Strong knowledge of change management governance, with the ability to support controlled, compliant and well-documented processes.
- Advanced Excel capability, including the ability to independently analyse complex data using formulas, pivot tables and reporting tools.
- Experience using SAP is mandatory; exposure to Ecosys will be highly regarded.
What you'll get in return
Based in Adelaide, this Monday to Friday role offers the chance to work closely with local project teams and key stakeholders while contributing to the delivery of major projects with one of the world’s leading resources companies. You’ll gain exposure to complex project environments, work alongside experienced industry professionals, and further develop your expertise in cost control, project governance, SAP and data analysis, while influencing critical project decisions and outcomes.
What you need to do now
If you’re interested in these roles, please click ‘Apply Now’ to forward a copy of your up-to-date CV to .
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Job Summary
- Published on: 13 Aug, 2026
- Category: Resources and Mining
- Vacancy: 1
- Job type: Temporary
- Salary:
- Location: SA - Adelaide
- Job Nature: Temporary
Company Details
- Name: Hays
- Location: SA - Adelaide